The No.6 ranked Lakehead Thunderwolves will host the Queen's Golden Gaels this weekend at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay. The Thunderwolves go into the weekend with a record of 7-3-0 after sweeping the Ryerson Rams last weekend in Toronto.
Series History:
This will be the first meeting between the two teams.
Thunderwolves Statistically Speaking:
- The Thunderwolves are coming off of a sweep of Ryerson last weekend, winning 7-2 Saturday, and 3-1 Sunday.
- The Thunderwolves lead the OUA in penalty killing, successfully killing 38 of 41 penalties for a PK % of 92.68.
- The team's powerplay stats are 10 for 42 for 23.81%, good for fourth in the OUA.
- Cory MacEachran has a record of 2 win and no losses, 1.00 GAA and 96.0 save percentage. Grant McCune, has a record of7 wins and 1 loss, 2.62 GAA, and 88.95 save percentage.
- Thunderwolves leading scorers are Chris Shaffer with 10 goals and 6 assists, Jeff Richards with 7 goals and 6 assists, and Jason Lange with 4 goals and 7 assists.
- Jeff Richards and Bryan Duce leads the team with 3 powerplay goals each, while Jeff Richards leads with 2 game-winning goals
Lakehead Head Coach Pete Belliveau said Queen's should prove a tough opponent.
"All our scouting reports on Queens are telling us that they have a very solid club with talent and a good work ethic. We will have to be at our defensive best and not take them lightly, but we are looking forward to playing them as we`ve never seem then yet. It will be a very exciting series."
Queen's Golden Gaels Team Info:
The Golden Gaels have an OUA record of 3-7 this season, and second place in the OUA Mid-East Division, 6 points behind first place Toronto. They are coming off a a 6-2 victory over Waterloo last Saturday night and a tough 6-4 loss to Western last Friday night.
For more info on the Queen's team, click here.
Queen's OUA Results 2002-2003:
Sat Nov 16 Queen's 6 Waterloo 2
Fri Nov 15 Western 6 Queen's 4
Sat Nov 9 Concordia 7 Queen's 4
Fri Nov 8 UQTR 5 Queen's 2
Sat Nov 2 Ottawa 6 Queen's 5
Fri Nov 1 McGill 5 Queen's 2
Sat Oct 26 Queen's 5 Brock 1
Fri Oct 24 York 10 Queen's 3
Sun Oct 20 Queen's 4 Guelph 1
Sat Oct 19 Laurier 5 Queen's 4
For the Queen's Roster and team info, click here.
The two teams take to the ice Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 P.M at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay.